Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0656 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0656 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4712 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 kg per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3045 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3059 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3059 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3052 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3024 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2986 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2974 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2912 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2851 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2752 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2775 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2834 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2835 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2862 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.273 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2559 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2642 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.249 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2517 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2485 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1807 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1803 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1517 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1427 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1407 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1799 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1746 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1709 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1675 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1561 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1146 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0998 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1333 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1009 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1435 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1687 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1683 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2199 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2726 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2473 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.219 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1496 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2407 kg per person | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2942 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4712 kg per person | +60.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4692 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2059 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1979 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1787 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1687 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.167 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1375 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.129 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1824 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1659 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0762 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0959 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1029 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0692 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0526 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0794 kg per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0656 kg per person | -17.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0656 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1183 kg per person, 55% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0656 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1484 kg per person, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +60.9% | 0.1496 kg per person | 0.2407 kg per person |
| 2006 | +60.2% | 0.2942 kg per person | 0.4712 kg per person |
| 2008 | -56.1% | 0.4692 kg per person | 0.2059 kg per person |
| 2022 | +50.9% | 0.0526 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person |
| 2017 | -54.1% | 0.1659 kg per person | 0.0762 kg per person |
| 1995 | +42.3% | 0.1009 kg per person | 0.1435 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2996 kg per person | 0.2851 kg per person | 0.3059 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.27 kg per person | 0.249 kg per person | 0.2862 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1737 kg per person | 0.1407 kg per person | 0.2485 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1442 kg per person | 0.0998 kg per person | 0.2199 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2768 kg per person | 0.1496 kg per person | 0.4712 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1404 kg per person | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.1824 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 kg per person | 0.0526 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho?
- Swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0656 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4712 kg per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.